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The Darden BusinessCast celebrates its 150th episode with a conversation about Darden’s new website and social media outlets. For that conversation, we are joined by Darden’s Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives Maureen Wellen, and Julie Daum, Senior Director of Communications at Darden. In the news: “Welcome New Trustees,” “Lessons from the Start-up Nation,” and “Real Men Wear Purple.”
Darden was visited this week by Executive MBA students from Argentina. We hear from two of those students, as well as from Jon Megibow, Director of Operations for the Darden Center for Global Initiatives. In the headlines: “The Dean to Visit Aspen Institute,” “First-Year Networking Nights,” and “Darden for the Cure.”
Bruce Williams, Professor at the University of Virginia’s Media Studies Department discussed news and media.
This week we hear about the recent 2010 Marketing Forum sponsored by the Marketing Club at Darden and the upcoming International Food Festival sponsored by the International Business Society at Darden. Our interview guest is Everette Fortner, Executive Director of Corporate Relations at Darden. Everette discusses the 3rd annual Value Investing Conference to be held, in partnership with the UVA McIntire School of Commerce, on October 28th and 29th.
Is there a possibility that life exists on other planets? What about advanced civilizations? The odds have perhaps increased somewhat now that astronomers have located what may be a habitable planet less than 20 light years away. Ed Murphy of the UVA Department of Astronomy joins Coy Barefoot to discuss this and other items of space news.
Entrepreneurship is the key word in this week’s BusinessCast. Our interview guest is Philippe Sommer, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Darden. We also hear from a student in the Darden Incubator whose new startup is all fun and games. Also in the news: “American Express OPEN President Speaks at Darden,” and “Faculty Appointed to Professorial Chairs.”
This week we hear from Kulwant Rai, Research Director for the Tayloe Murphy Center at Darden, who discusses issues specific to the Latino community and banking. In the headlines: “DSA Helps Pakistan,” “Faculty Entrepreneurship,” and “The Value of the Media.”
This week we have a special interview with Darden’s Associate Dean for International Affairs and Director of the Darden Center for Global Initiatives (DCGI), Peter Rodriguez. Peter speaks with host Abena Foreman about Darden’s exciting new GEMBA degree program.
Abena is joined this week by LeAnn Buntrock, Executive Director of the Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE), who discusses sucess in turning around poor performing schools. Also in the headlines this week: “Darden Heads to Asia.”
Darden welcomes Abena Forman as the new host of the Darden BusinessCast. In her first episode, Abena speaks with Professor Greg Fairchild, Executive Director of the Tayloe Murphy Center, about the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards. In the news headlines: “Welcoming Our Students,” “2nd Year Student Awards,” “Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” and “Studying the Crisis in the Gulf.”
Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on iTunesU.
Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:
• ‘Class Matters’ Lecture Series to Focus on Common Ground of Economic Issues (Claudrena Harold)
• Lineup Announced for 2010 “More Than the Score” Pre-Game Lecture Series (Althea Brooks)
• Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Reopens Aug. 31 With New Exhibit (Margo Smith)
•Air Date: 9/1/2010
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8.31.10- George Gilliam, of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, joins Coy live in studio.